Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Family group:

Four: Captain Henry Davy, Royal Navy
Naval General Service 1793-1840, 1 clasp, Syria (Henry Davy, ) rank [Master] neatly erased and naming slightly rubbed, fitted with silver bar ribbon brooch; Crimea 1854-56, 1 clasp, Sebastopol, unnamed, clasp loose as issued, unnamed, fitted with silver ribbon buckle, together with related no-clasp miniature; St. Jean d’Acre 1840, silver, fitted with silver suspension bar; Turkish Crimea, Sardinian issue, fitted with scroll suspension and silver ribbon buckle

Single: Paymaster-in-Chief E. H. Banks, Royal Navy
Abyssinia 1867 (E. H. Banks Clerk H.M.S. Satellite) together with related miniature

Three: Private W. R. Banks, Public Schools Battalion, Royal Fusiliers
1914-15 Star (PS-42 Pte. W. R. Banks. R. Fus.); British War and Victory Medals (PS-42 Pte. W. R. Banks. R. Fus.) generally good very fine (10) £1,000-£1,200

This lot is sold with the following items:

i. Portrait of Captain Henry Davy in uniform wearing his Syria medal, oils on board, image approx. 37 x 27cm, gilt frame

ii. Engraved portrait of Captain Henry Davy in uniform on board ship, dated 1849, 43 x 32cm, framed

iii. Large contemporary engraving of the Bombardment and Capture of St Jean D’Acre, with ships including Thunderer identified, engraved by R. G. & A. W. Reeve, published by Colnaghi & Puckle 23 June 1841, 64 x 45cm, foxing overall and damage at margins

iv. H.M.S. Thunderer, five ‘Real Stone China’ mess plates with blue and gilt floral decoration and scroll inscribed ‘Thunderer’, one with bad crack and chip to rim, otherwise good condition

v. Silver Star and Crescent brooch inscribed ‘ACRE’, star detached from crescent, pin to reverse

vi. Portrait of Paymaster-in-Chief E. H. Banks, in uniform of a Paymaster, oils on board, image approx. 42 x 35cm, gilt frame

Henry Davy was Master of Thunderer at the taking of Sidon, and bombardment of of St Jean D’Acre, in 1840. His service in the Crimea has not been confirmed and these may relate to another person.

Edward Howard Banks was the brother-in-law of the above officer. He was born on 8 January 1850, and joined the Royal Navy in 1866. He was appointed Assistant Clerk aboard H.M.S. Satellite on 12 September 1866 and promoted to Clerk on on 12 September 1867. He served during the campaign in Abyssinia and left the ship August 1869. Assistant Paymaster, January 1871; Secretary to C-in-C, September 1887; Paymaster, September 1890; Secretary to Admiral Heneage, April 1892; Staff Paymaster, December 1894; Secretary to 2nd in Command of Channel Squadron, May 1895; Fleet Paymaster, September 1895; Paymaster-in-Chief, January 1907; retired, 16 February 1907; died on 17 February 1918.

Walter R. Banks, believed to be a son of the above officer, served with a Public Schools Battalion of the Royal Fusiliers in France and Flanders from 14 November 1915.